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RBI considers allowing lenders to lock borrowers' phone after loan default

Adequate safeguards key for customer protection

Citi sees $10-12 billion IPO pipeline in 3 quarters, says Amol Gupte

Citi's Amol Gupte says India's reform push and strong domestic demand will help navigate US tariff shocks; sees GST cuts boosting growth, FDI pipeline intact

Banks urge RBI to extend G-Sec issuances into March amid heavy supply

Urge state bond auction via uniform pricing; more of shorter tenure bonds in H2

GST reforms expected to lower inflation, create room for rate cut

A rate cut will also depend on how the central bank assesses growth, post the 50 per cent tariff imposed by the US, with the additional 25 per cent came into effect from late August

US tariffs pose downside risk to aggregate demand, says RBI report

Headline inflation to remain significantly below target this year; S&P upgrade bodes well for yields

Gems and jewellery sector seeks RBI relief as 50% US tariffs hit exports

Facing a 50% US tariff on exports, the gems and jewellery sector has asked the RBI for loan relief and EMI support, warning of payment delays, job losses and sector-wide stress

New Development Bank appoints RBI's Rajiv Ranjan as vice president

NDB, the BRICS multilateral bank, named RBI executive director Rajiv Ranjan vice president and chief risk officer for five years; he will assume charge in September

After a 4-month record in FY26, corporate bond issuances slow down in Aug

Market participants said that the bond market is currently in a wait-and-watch mode due to multiple uncertainties amid supply pressures from state bonds and central government bonds

More supply at longer end, GST-cut proposal keep bond yields elevated

Yields on state government bonds also hardened sharply. The 10-year SDL yield, which was in the range of 6.84-6.88 per cent in the first week of April, has climbed to 7.09-7.17 per cent as of Aug 19

RBI floats discussion paper to review inflation targeting framework

RBI has launched a discussion paper to review its inflation targeting framework, focusing on the core vs headline inflation debate, the 4% target, and tolerance band before next review in March 2026

Future policy actions dependent on growth-inflation dynamics: Nagesh Kumar

Hopefully, the penal tariffs for Russian oil purchase will be withdrawn, and the ongoing bilateral trade negotiations will succeed in eventually bringing down the US tariffs on Indian exports to more

'If 50% tariffs continue, near-term adverse impact on growth very likely'

The importance of domestic savings is likely to increase, given the uncertainties on our external balance

RBI's MPC minutes: Status quo in August hinged on tariffs, rate-cut outcome

All the six members of the MPC unanimously decided to keep the policy repo rate unchanged at 5.5 per cent while maintaining the "neutral" stance

Low savings account interest rates fuel a rush to liquid mutual funds

Net new account openings swell to 220,000 in 2025

LIC targets sales growth in double digits for FY26: MD & CEO R Doraiswamy

The 64 per cent market share is on a composite basis, in which group insurance plays a major role, says Dowaiswamy

We have to play it right and convince people they can trust us: AU chief

I think the momentum will be huge in our favour be it in terms of deposits or loans. We just got the license last night and the kind of curiosity I am seeing around this is huge, said Agarwal

SBI Q1 results: Net profit rises 12.5% to ₹19,160 crore on treasury gains

SBI Q1 net rises to ₹19,160 crore aided by treasury gains; net interest margins may improve by March 2026 even as NII and CASA ratio face near-term pressure

RBI MPC: No reason to believe rate cut will not be growth-inducing

Governor Sanjay Malhotra says front-loaded policy easing and stable inflation outlook will support credit growth, while tariffs and global shocks pose limited risks to India's economy

MPC review: RBI hits pause on policy repo rate cuts, citing uncertainties

The central bank also cut the inflation outlook for the current financial year by 60 basis points (bps) to 3.1 per cent which is significantly below its mandated target of 4 per cent

NPAs in agriculture sector stay high amid loan-saturation concerns

The stress reflects growing concern over loan saturation, with some PSBs reporting lower single-digit year-on-year (Y-o-Y) growth